The Mexican east-coast city of Chetumal is currently hosting a 3 star FIVB World Tour event that bears its name. In it, Mexican fans were able to see the country’s new faces of beach volleyball. Mexico fielded four teams for the event, and six of its eight athletes, all under 20 years of age, made their international debuts.

Evandro told Globo.com that he was caught by surprise by Stein’s announcement:

“He made the choice by himself. We were in a very good moment, growing constantly. This has made me very, very sad at him. We were reaping good fruits with our staff and sponsors. At the time we were about to give everything back to them, this happens. But that is now in the past, and I must go on.”

Evandro then announced he will partner up withVitor Felipe, who used to be Gustavo Carvalho’s partner. Gustavo was also caught by surprise:

“I was caught by surprise. I didn’t expect this change and I think that a lot more partnerships will be done now that Alison and Bruno have split up. I will have to think about a new partner as well now.”

Meanwhile,Pedro Solberg‘s former partner George Wanderley has also been left peerless after Pedro announced he would be partnering up with Bruno:

“No one expected that an Olympic champion duo would split up. It’s hard for me to deal with the news, and now I have to rush to find a new partner, as we have a lot of competitions about to happen.”